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Jewish settler ambushed near Kiryat Arba, forces rescue abducted woman

In a separate incident, a woman in her 20's living in central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron was located and rescued by authorities.

Two separate incidents in the West Bank have recently come to light, involving a Jewish settler and a woman forcibly taken to Hebron. On Thursday evening, a settler near Kiryat Arba was ambushed by club-wielding Palestinians, with the assailants fleeing after the settler's police chief arrived and fired shots in the air. The police chief was slightly injured in the head but managed to alert authorities.

In a separate incident, a woman in her 20s who had been forcibly taken to Hebron by her relatives was rescued by Israeli police, IDF troops, and Palestinian Authority police. The woman was found in good health and the suspects were detained for further investigation.

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